Photo: ODT filesToday's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including National's position on the Bendigo mine, emissions targets and South Dunedin, and yet another cycleway. Philip TempleDunedinLegal punishmentDoes the Supreme Court ruling that impact on climate change is a mandatory consideration before blocks of land can be offered up for extractive industry, as reported by the New Zealand Herald on December 19, mean that letters by climate denialists become illegal or that those who attempt publicly to highlight climate emergencies are acting illegally? What Paul fails to address is how meeting our emissions targets will affect the residents of South Dunedin. If we met all its targets and did everything the Climate Change Commission advocated, it would do absolutely nothing to prevent flooding in South Dunedin. Carolyn RichardsonDunedinAddress Letters to the Editor to: Otago Daily Times, PO Box 517, 52-56 Lower Stuart St, Dunedin.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 28, 2025 16:16 UTC